SHIPPING

Greymouth Evening Star, 1 December 1926, Page 7

SHIPPING

HIGH WATER.

DEPTH OE BAR. The depth on the bar and river *1 high water yesterday whs:— 24ft; 9in ; river, 19ft. 9in. . arrived. Nil. « ‘ ' SAIL®. December I—Kaimai, s.s., 784 tons (Gray), 8 a.m.. for Wellington. IN "PORT. Poolta, Waipori. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Kaitangata, Auckland, to-night. Tees, Wellington, | to-morrow. Titoki, Wellington, to-morrow. ’ Orepuki, Lyttelton, early. ■? Kaponga, early. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Waipori, Melbourne, Thursday. Poolta, Sydney, Thursday. Kaitangata, New Plymouth, Thursday. , Titoki, Wanganui, early, kaponga, Wellington, early. SHIPPING NOTES. The Kaimai sailed with a load of timber and coal for Wellington this morning. The Waipori is loading a cargo of timber for Melbourne and Adelaide, and sails about Thursday. The Poolta is loading a cargo oC timber for Sydney, completing at Westport to-morrow, she will load coal for Wanganui. The Titoki is due from Wellington, via Nelson and Westport, to-morrow, with general cargo. After discharge she will load coal for Wanganui. The Tees is due from Wellington to-morrow with general cargo. She loads a full cargo of timber for Wellington. sailing from thence to Chatham Islands. The Kaitangata is due from Auckland to-night. un arrival she loads coal for New Plymouth, Napier and Wellington. The Kaponga is due to leave Wellington for Greymouth to-day. She will load coal, timber and general cargo at Grey mouth for Wellington. PORT OF GREYMOUTH. During the month of November, 1926, 26 steamers, with a total net tonnage of 14,118, entered the port of Greymouth. The number cleared outwards was 25, with a total net tonnage of 12,743. P. AND O. PROFITS. (Australian & N.Z. Cable Assn.) LONDON, Nov. 30. The Peninsular and Oriental Company’s balance sheet shows a credit balance of £19,056, reserve for redemption of debentures £274,687, brought forward £>133,136. The report states that, thanks to the conservaiye policy hitherto adopted, and not to the profits made, the directors are prepared to propose a dividend of ten per cent, on the preferred stocks. The experience with oil fuel having been satisfactory, the Narkunda and Ahldera Will be converted from coal to oil as soon as possible.

December 1—8.0 a.m.; 8.20 p.in. December 2-—8.4Q a.m.; 9.0 p.m; z December 3—9.20 a.m.; 9.35 p.m. December 4 —9.5Q ,a.m.; 10.9 p.m. December 5—10.25. a.in.; 10.43 p.m. 'i !(u